jdraughn
11-24-2008, 10:47 PM
I am pretty new to high performance engines. I have helped my dad put take engines out, rebuild them, and put them back into a variety of cars (he is a mechanic by trade), but I don't really have a whole lot of knowledge, which I am hoping to change. I am 30 now by the way, just so you know your not talking to a 16 year old.
I was looking at getting a after-market block for my 1990 Corvette, and have been doing research about what kind of modifications are required to fit a engine into my car that has larger cubic inches. As I look at the small blocks and big blocks that Dart makes, the website has a few different options to choose from, like Cylinder Bore, Caps, Deck, ect.. How do I figure what cubic inches the engine will be from those specs? I always thought it was stroke * bore, but I don't know how to go from deck to stroke (if that is what I need to do).
I am thinking of going all out with the credit card and putting in a 500CI+ monster with turbos. I figure I am going to start with reading tons of books, articles and anything else I can find out about the theory behind building Torque and HP for the next few months. I will ask a lot of questions as I try to learn everything I can, and also read up on fabricating custom parts.
I don't want to modify the frame, but I think I would be comfortable with the welding, cutting and bending required for any custom brackets or exhaust work that needs to be done, and I look forward to figuring out how to build my own turbo system.
I was also planning on basically getting rid of all the electrical in the entire car and rebuilding it from scratch with LCD touch screens to display and allow input for controlling anything in the car that uses electricity. I am talking gauges for temp, pressure and speeds, and operation of the windows, stereo system, HVAC, GPS and Cullular, ect... The car is going to be so heavily customized that it will only look like a Corvette from the outside, and the inside will hopefully be one of the most futuristic looking cars.
I will want to get a generic fuel injection setup for my new engine where I can view and modify the parameters, preferably in real time by interfacing with a PC.
I know programming and I am starting to learn how to program micro-controllers which is how I plan on redoing all the electrical in my entire car.
At this point I am trying to figure out what will fit in my car, with what modifications, and how much HP and Torque I could create with a good basic performance setup and Turbos with the different size engines.
I want this to be able to be driven daily, and from what I have basically gotten the jest of, is that as you start adding hotter cams, and as engines have a higher RPM curve, it starts to turn more into a "race car". I am looking more for tons of low end torque. As far as racing is concerned, the quarter mile is probably all I would ever probably mess around with at the local track.
I was looking at getting a after-market block for my 1990 Corvette, and have been doing research about what kind of modifications are required to fit a engine into my car that has larger cubic inches. As I look at the small blocks and big blocks that Dart makes, the website has a few different options to choose from, like Cylinder Bore, Caps, Deck, ect.. How do I figure what cubic inches the engine will be from those specs? I always thought it was stroke * bore, but I don't know how to go from deck to stroke (if that is what I need to do).
I am thinking of going all out with the credit card and putting in a 500CI+ monster with turbos. I figure I am going to start with reading tons of books, articles and anything else I can find out about the theory behind building Torque and HP for the next few months. I will ask a lot of questions as I try to learn everything I can, and also read up on fabricating custom parts.
I don't want to modify the frame, but I think I would be comfortable with the welding, cutting and bending required for any custom brackets or exhaust work that needs to be done, and I look forward to figuring out how to build my own turbo system.
I was also planning on basically getting rid of all the electrical in the entire car and rebuilding it from scratch with LCD touch screens to display and allow input for controlling anything in the car that uses electricity. I am talking gauges for temp, pressure and speeds, and operation of the windows, stereo system, HVAC, GPS and Cullular, ect... The car is going to be so heavily customized that it will only look like a Corvette from the outside, and the inside will hopefully be one of the most futuristic looking cars.
I will want to get a generic fuel injection setup for my new engine where I can view and modify the parameters, preferably in real time by interfacing with a PC.
I know programming and I am starting to learn how to program micro-controllers which is how I plan on redoing all the electrical in my entire car.
At this point I am trying to figure out what will fit in my car, with what modifications, and how much HP and Torque I could create with a good basic performance setup and Turbos with the different size engines.
I want this to be able to be driven daily, and from what I have basically gotten the jest of, is that as you start adding hotter cams, and as engines have a higher RPM curve, it starts to turn more into a "race car". I am looking more for tons of low end torque. As far as racing is concerned, the quarter mile is probably all I would ever probably mess around with at the local track.